USN-3547-1: Libtasn1 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3547-1
25th January, 2018
libtasn1-6 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Libtasn1.
Software description
- libtasn1-6
– Library to manage ASN.1 structures
Details
It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user were tricked into opening a crafted file, an attacker could possibly
use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04
LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-10790)
It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause Libtasn1 to hang, resulting
in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-6003)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.10:
-
libtasn1-6
4.12-2.1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
libtasn1-6
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
libtasn1-6
3.4-3ubuntu0.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3547-1: Libtasn1 vulnerabilities
